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There was this Christian lady that had to do a lot of traveling for her business , so she did a lot of flying. Flying made her nervous , so she always took her Bible along with her to read and it helped relax her. One time, she was sitting next to a man . When he saw her pull out her Bible , he gave…

Physical scars appear where painful wounds have been inflicted. As humans, we can suffer different kinds of physical wounds: Concussions – from violent, external trauma or severe internal pressure Lacerations – from cutting or tearing our flesh Penetrations – from penetrating our skin with sharp, pointed…

What is the one thing you fear the most? Ever been so afraid you could not move? Frozen in fear! Zip line — Frozen Fear can either prevent us from doing something...going forward...or it can motivate us to something... The “freeze” response occurs when our brains decide we cannot take on the threat nor…

In these next view moments what are you expecting? Do you believe that your life can be changed by what we are sharing together this day? How do you view the world ? This is a tricky question. The expectations of the world is probably what we will see. We must be careful that we do not tend to any extreme…

I hope I didn’t promise that we would finish Luke this Sunday… because we’re not. Introduction So this Tuesday is Halloween. And I would argue that the text that we are looking at today hits on some really important halloween themes. For many people the first thing that they think of when they think…

Is there a difference between a wound and a scar? I have physical scars on my body - and everyone of them comes with a story. Some I remember better than others, you know sometimes it depends on whether I hit my head against something or just how long ago it happened. These are physical scars. And there…

Jesus encourages, equips and sends disciples on a blessed mission.

Nitzavim Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Re’eh (beholding: a blessing, and a curse) We talked about having two choices related to obedience / disobedience = blessing / cursing Obedience to blessing We talked…

Scars to You’re Beautiful Today we are finishing up this series. We’ve listened to some interesting songs and looked at them through the lens of God’s truth. Just to quickly recap this series, we started off with “Million Reasons.” When life wears us down and beats us up, the enemy will give us a million…

Introduction Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Bat show at dusk. Going out to eat! 1,200 mosquitoes per hour - 6 - 8,000 per night! Each bat! You might think that there is not life in caves other than the bats that sleep their during the daylight hours. Troglobites. Spiders, crickets, mites, and scorpions…

Final Message of the series. By Way of reminder Peter is concluding the letter he has written from Rome, and even though he calls it Babylon at the end of the chapter, I hope you picked up on the sly humor in his closing. Sometimes people will call a town something and replace the town’s name with a…

Our focus this morning is “forgiveness”. Both extending it, and receiving it. The challenge in talking about this topic isn’t to find biblical references about it. There are plenty, but it’s to get to what does it mean. I think it’s a difficult topic, and I hope to shed some light on it this morning,…

Learning from God’s Example of Chastisement Hebrews 12:1-9 This passage of scripture exhorts the Christian in so many areas. Coming off chapter 11 which is the faith chapter of the Bible and encouraging us to have faith and giving us the hall of faithful men an women, he then tells us in verse 1 he reminds…

The Lord loves us and has chosen us even in our imperfections. You may be bruised, broken, scarred from life. But the perfect lamb died so that you the blemished could have eternal life.

Text: Hebrews 6:11-20 A Shortage of Hope Verse 11 encourages us to show the same diligence mentioned in vs.9 &10 The Jewish Christians who are the recipients of this letter HAVE been diligent in several areas: In the area of working for the Lord In the area of love shown towards Jesus In the area of…

Have you ever had doubts about what you believe to be true about God, Jesus, or faith? Ask any believer if they have ever found themselves doubting... Season of life — Moments of doubt — God/myself Bad doubt — Can lead to cynicism, distrust, pessimism, contempt and lead the faithful way from God (Sin).…

Celebration of Melinda Gall’s Life and Home-going Welcome to the celebration of Melinda Gall’s life and home-going. Melinda Jo Gall, age 50, a lifetime resident of the Harbor, died on Monday, August 22, 2022, in Aberdeen. Melinda was born on July 26, 1972, in Aberdeen to Michael J. and Linda L. (Robbins)…

What is relevant? A good question to ask but we must also know its limitations. We trust what and who we know. Trust is a basic principle of life. It is also a precious commodity. Lose it and the struggle to get it back is worth it but very difficult and long. Have it betrayed and the scars can run very…

Intro: I remember being a young man and looking at the people around me. I was thinking man me and God must be in good with each other because all I see in this school are drukin’ teenagers all looking to have fun and care nothing about going to hell. Sure do feel sorry for them, sure am glad I am going…

Exegetical Point: Jesus reveals himself as the messiah to a semi-jewish/pagan woman. Homiletic Point: Jesus teaches us about himself so we can put our faith and trust in him. Intro Run around in the Sun? Thirsty What happens if we don’t drink water? Jesus offers us something like water, but better! He…

Why Does the Resurrection Matter? The Central Doctrine of Christ’s Victory Over Sin The most debated doctrine between those who believe and those who don’t. The most important belief for a Christian: believe this, and you will be empowered to truly believe in the person and the power of Jesus Christ.…

Good afternoon. I want to invite you to journey with me into a moment of reflection, a moment that draws us into the heart of transformation. Picture, if you will, a small workshop aglow with the gleam of gold, the sparkle of diamonds, and the hum of creativity. Consider a piece of gold, marred by impurities…

1. Jesus seeks His fearful disciples, v. 19. The evening of this very eventful day, the first day of the week. It has been a day of unanticipated testimonies of those who say they have seen the crucified Lord alive. Jewish time reckoning, which follows an evening then daytime format, would have moved…

Oh, you and I need God’s help, we need to turn from our sin while there is hope lest some of the problems that will come from our sin, as we see in David’s life tonight. Remember, we said that there would be a four-fold judgment with David, by his own proclamation to Nathan concerning the parable of…

Turn to and read Romans 5:1-6 . Pray. Rejoice In Hope Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. For when we were yet without strength, in due…